Balancing Act: Sectarian Leaders in Lebanon
by Irina Papkova Last week marked twenty-two years since the signing of the Taif Accords put an end to the last civil war…but external pressures are at work once more. Continue Reading →
Tag: sectarianism
The First Draft of History: Wire Agency Reporting in Egypt
by Maurice Chammah The editors weren’t pleased. It was too complex…It would be easier, they decided, to frame the story as one of religious hatred. Continue Reading →
In the World links, Unfinished Business edition
Nora Connor: In 2008 the Chinese government recognized the annual Qingming festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, as a national holiday. Continue Reading →
NYT: "Seen By Some As A Cult"
Wisconsin police are focusing on the role of religion in Terry Ratzmann’s murderous attack on his own church, reports The New York Times. Let’s hope the police are doing a better job than Continue Reading →
NYT: “Seen By Some As A Cult”
Wisconsin police are focusing on the role of religion in Terry Ratzmann’s murderous attack on his own church, reports The New York Times. Let’s hope the police are doing a better job than Continue Reading →
Scalping
There’s an echo of faith — violent, scary faith — in this AP report on a scalping in Idaho. A 26-year-old woman scalped a 16-year-old girl because the girl had allegedly been Continue Reading →